Rankin Johnson Jr. vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Rankin Johnson Jr.
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Rankin Johnson Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.202 compared to 3.6 and 1.700 for Rankin Johnson Jr.. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rankin Johnson Jr. and Cliff Lee

Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.6
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
12.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Rankin Johnson Jr. and Cliff Lee

Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rankin Johnson Jr. and Cliff Lee

Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50